The Infinite Review / 33 / Neon Genesis Evangelion

OsakanOne

Wait he actually talks about mecha sometimes? Fuck me.

Maria33

I will refresh this video 50,000 times to get those Rebuild reviews

Max S

Felt extrremely seen by this one

Woodaba

I think this video really makes clear your talent as a filmmaker. Such careful composition around the shelf above the tv and the clips you chose from the show were so evocative. This video really blew me away. One of your best.

I really can't overstate just how much I enjoy your videos (and the podcasts too!). The standard for 'content' these days demands excess, in quantity and quality. Opinions must be polarised, and personalities must cynically cultivate the parasocial. But then there's The Infinite Review, which always feels truly genuine, considered, from the heart. Both the more thoughtful and the silly stuff, it's always a real pleasure. You're like a youtube Velvet Underground or something, because even though you don't have the ridiculous numbers you really leave an impact on the people you do reach. (I always describe you as 'Your favourite youtuber's favourite youtuber') As for the vid itself, another winner! finally putting the aesthetic power of the CRT to good use. While I appreciate the power of the internet to both give us access to all sorts of art which otherwise would have been impossibly hard to find *and* put us in touch with people who also like that stuff, I do ultimately think that the demanding excess of it all does more harm than good. The thing itself gets swallowed by its own shadow, and communities devolve into in- and out fighting. It's all so daunting, and the best you can do is be as openminded as possible in trying out the things that your friends are really into, but of course some things aren't going to meld for whatever reason. It's all heavy stuff, but I'm glad you made me think about it.

Ciaran Stubbs Parker

This was an absolutely lovely way of discussing the connection to media that feels personal. I admit myself to falling prey to the "Letterboxd Effect," in which I would think some movies better than I thought, after I found that people on there liked it on there, as well as the vice versa. It's infuriating; not being able to enjoy these things without that overhanging guilt that "it wasn't actually good and I'm just a big FOOL for liking it." But this video is a lovely reassurance, reminding me of the fact that I should just enjoy what I feel I liked, to remind me to enjoy some media and don't reel back if others don't feel the same. Your pals over at Video Namaste I felt were also great for this reassurance and focus on personal interest, shout out the to fellas. Thanks again for the lovely video, can't wait for the podcast.

Greg Sheppard

Oh my, you out embarrassing teen weeb bringing in an anime to music class'd me. I bought in a Ghost in the Shell VHS into music class to show them the ghost city choral track (the one without the cyborg boobies). As we were asked to bring in sci-fi music for a gcse thing. And no one in the class said anything. But the awful teacher ripped into me for bringing some famous music from a sci-fi film cause she was expecting like electronic bleeps and bloops and the theramin and shit. She also said it well that track must all be done on the synthesiser and not proper instruments and when I said it wasn't she didn't believe me. As a kid I knew she was a bad teacher and a bit or a moron but didn't really have the knowledge and skills to argue back. Now I realise quite how stupid she was.

Testing Test

Paused a movie to watch this. Remember that bit in Gunbuster when two people are piloting mechs to do sit-ups?

Chris Young

Oh man, 7 years of listening to all you lot and finally getting the Eva-wank patter. Love it.

RPGeode

Woah... woah... woah. People have friends IRL? Do you all not just watch the videos and then pretend that Owen and Sean are your friends?